Latest: Q3 2026 · from the cash-flow statements filed with the SEC
Free cash flow$83.4M in Q3 2026 · $209M over twelve months
Operating cash flow$99.6M
Capital spending−$16.2M
Free cash flow+$83.4M
Cash / net income3.7×
Cash conversion cycle162 days
Analysis
In Q3 2026, ICU Medical generated $99.6M of operating cash flow and spent $16.2M on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $83.4M. That is $55.8M more than in Q3 2025 ($27.6M).
Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, operating cash flow was $279M; the largest uses were net borrowing (+) / repaid (−) ($167M), capital spending ($70.6M), taxes on employees’ shares ($39.2M); besides operations, cash came from other investing ($7.0M), shares issued ($624K); the cash balance rose by $2.0M.
Operating cash flow was $99.6M against net income of $26.8M — 3.7× profit, cash ran ahead of reported earnings. The largest differences: depreciation & amortization +$49.6M, receivables −$22.0M, accrued liabilities +$18.7M.
Its cash conversion cycle was 162 days (receivables 32 + inventory 172 − payables 41).
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow less capital spending.Latest (Q3 2026): Operating cash flow $99.6M, Capital spending $16.2M.
Capital allocation, year by year
Over these 5 years operating cash flow totalled $755M; the largest uses were acquisitions ($1.9B) and net borrowing ($410M). Cash-flow statements as filed.
Cash runway and the debt wall
Cash & investments$308M
Debt$1.3B
Net debt$977M
Due within a year$18.8M
ICU Medical funds itself: free cash flow was $209M over the last twelve months, and $308M of cash and investments stands against $1.3B of debt ($18.8M due within a year, 16.4× covered by cash).
Principal due in each year as disclosed in the annual report, against $308M of cash and investments now.
Where the cash came from and went
From profit to cash
Non-cash charges are added back; money tied up in receivables or inventory is subtracted.
Quarter
Receivable days
Inventory days
Payable days
Cash conversion cycle
Q3 2026
32
172
41
162
Q2 2026
32
174
46
160
Q1 2026
32
170
46
156
Q3 2025
32
170
47
155
Q2 2025
29
161
47
144
Q1 2025
26
134
37
123
Q3 2024
25
165
39
151
Q2 2024
23
161
36
148
Every quarter
Quarter
Operating cash flow
Capital spending
Net borrowing (+) / repaid (−)
Shares issued
Cash drawn (+) / kept (−)
Free cash flow
Q3 2026
$99.6M
−$16.2M
−$80.7M
—
−$3.5M
$83.4M
Q2 2026
$80.2M
−$18.5M
−$50.6M
$490K
−$10.0M
$61.6M
Q1 2026
$38.9M
−$11.3M
−$5.3M
—
$19.6M
$27.6M
Q3 2025
$56.7M
−$29.1M
−$25.7M
—
$293K
$27.6M
Q2 2025
$11.2M
−$19.7M
−$201M
$5.8M
−$10.3M
−$8.5M
Q1 2025
$51.3M
−$14.6M
−$48.1M
$133K
$18.9M
$36.7M
Q3 2024
$36.1M
−$19.9M
−$13.0M
$2.8M
−$9.9M
$16.2M
Q2 2024
$82.0M
−$19.5M
−$13.0M
$2.9M
−$51.2M
$62.5M
ICU Medical: income statement and cash flow
ICU Medical, Q3 2026: revenue $560M (+4% year over year), operating margin 9.3%. The chart follows the revenue to costs, profit and cash.
Read automatically from the company’s XBRL cash-flow statements; quarterly figures for the fourth quarter are the year less the first three. Errors are possible. Not investment advice.